LADY CHARGERS OUTLAST OWLS IN SECOND HALF COMEBACK

December 30, 2023

LADY CHARGERS OUTLAST OWLS IN SECOND HALF COMEBACK

Southern Connecticut State University 5-6

Dominican University New York 3-8

Final

Southern Connecticut State University 5-6

Dominican University New York 3-8

Orangeburg, N.Y. (12/30/23) The Dominican University New York women's basketball team closed out 2023 with a home non-conference victory over the Owls of Southern Connecticut State University.

Dominican outscored the Owls 45-32 in the second half to improve to 3-8 overall on the season.

Cayla Howard (Naugatuck, Conn.) scored a game-high 23 points on 6-11 from the field and 9-11 from the charity stripe. Howard also recorded five rebounds in the win.

Chidinma Ndukauba (Brooklyn, N.Y.) recorded her second double-double of the season by scoring 19 points and pulled down 10 boards. Alexis Suarez (Poughquag, N.Y.) recorded a career high 13 assists in the win as well as adding seven points.

Keylee Harrison (Newport News, Va.) provided 12 points and five boards off the bench.

The Owls put up 28 first quarter points with a strong start to the game and held a 10 points lead at halftime.

The Owls extended to their largest lead of the game in the third quarter which was 12 points but the Lady Chargers fought their way back into the game.

Dominican finished the third quarter on a 24-13 run led by Howard who scored 12 points in the quarter. Dominican took a one-point lead at the end of the quarter but two free-throws regained the lead for the Owls heading into the fourth quarter.

Dominican solidified the win with 19 fourth quarter points and were led by Suarez and Ndukauba who combined for 15 points in the final quarter.

The Lady Chargers shot 43.3% from the field and held the edge in rebounds and second chance points.

The Lady Chargers return to conference play and close out their homestand next Wednesday when they host the Bears of Bloomfield College of MSU at 5:30 PM.

Team Stats

Game Leaders

Southern Connecticut State University

Pts: Katie Williamson - 18

Reb: Rheyna Steinauer - 7

Ast: Makenzie Helms - 6

Dominican University New York

Pts: Cayla Howard - 23

Reb: Chidinma Ndukauba - 10

Ast: Alexis Suarez - 13

Team Stats

Southern Connecticut State University

Dominican University New York

Field Goals

(25-54)

(27-62)

Field Goal %

46.3%

43.5%

Rebounds

Assists

Turnovers

Pts off Turnovers

2nd Chance Pts

Pts in the Paint

Fastbreak Pts

Bench Pts

Full stats

The aim of Dominican University New York is to promote educational excellence, leadership, and service in an environment characterized by respect for the individual and concern for the community and its needs. Founded by the Dominican Sisters of Blauvelt, the university is an independent institution of higher learning, Catholic in origin and heritage. In the Dominican tradition, it fosters the active, shared pursuit of truth and embodies an ideal of education rooted in the values of reflective understanding and compassionate involvement. Committed to building its programs upon a strong foundation in the liberal arts and sciences, the university maintains a student-centered climate and serves a diverse community of students in undergraduate and graduate programs. The university empowers this community of learners to excel, lead and serve with integrity and to engage responsibly in the pursuit of a more just, ethical and sustainable world. Dominican also sponsors 17 varsity intercollegiate sports that compete at the NCAA Division II level. To learn more about Dominican University New York, please visit www.duny.edu.